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Youth Leadership Weekend

You’ve been to the camps, you’ve helped out at workshops and maybe you’ve even joined the National Youth Committee.  But now is the time to really take a...

World Haemophilia Day

Every year on April 17, World Haemophilia Day is observed around the world to increase awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. This is a critical effort with...

Treatment

Bleeding stops when enough clotting factor reaches the bleeding site. It is very important that treatment is given as quickly as possible for joint bleeds to prevent long-term damage....

Complications

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Living with a Bleeding Disorders

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Growing Up

Dealing with Bullying

Both children with and without haemophilia get bullied. Although children with special health needs such as a bleeding disorder can be at an increased risk of being bullied, haemophilia...

von Willebrand disorder

One of the factors in our blood that helps form blood clots is von Willebrand factor. It acts as glue, sticking platelets to the wall of a broken...

Types of vWD

There are three main types of vWD. Within each type, the disorder can be mild, moderate, or severe. Bleeding symptoms can be quite variable within each type depending...

vWD Inheritance

As vWD is heritary, there is usually evidence of a family history of bleeding problems, but the symptoms of VWD can vary a lot within a family and...